3.  "Dr. John Mercer Adler, an able physician, graduate of the National Medical college, Washington, who later became 'prominent in medical and literary circles,' came to Davenport in 1852 or 1853.  With his partner, Dr. Fountain, he had been connected with the construction of the railroad across the isthmus of Panama.  At the outbreak of the Civil war he was made chief physician of the military hospital of Camp McClellan, Dr. J. W. H.  Baker being associated with him, and the brother-in-law of the latter, Dr. Richardson, succeeding in charge of the hospital when, in March, 1865, Dr. Adler removed to Philadelphia.  There he married the daughter of a prominent physician, and died as recently as February, 1904, at Devon, Chester county, Pennsylvania. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L